Report: “Bullhead” and “Angler” are Your New Nexus Devices Made by LG and Huawei

The Nexus 6 and its whale self isn’t all that old, but it’s time to start talking about what’s next for the Nexus program. According to the crew over at Android Police, along with additional information to back up part of their claims in AOSP, we should expect two Nexus phones this year, one made by LG and another by Huawei. Yes, two phones!

Sources of theirs have indicated that LG is making a 5.2-inch Nexus phone with a battery roughly around 2,700mAh in size and a Snapdragon 808 processor. That phone is currently resting under the codename of “bullhead.” The Huawei phone is said to sport a 5.7-inch display, 3,500mAh battery, and Snapdragon 810 processor, all under the codename “angler.”

In case you needed some actual proof that the LG device is indeed real, look no further than this AOSP commit, which references a device named “bullhead” that is made by LG. Never heard of an LG “bullhead?” Neither have we, which means this has to be an unreleased phone being tested by Google. As you can see in the image below, that “bullhead” reference is flanked by references to other Nexus devices like “hammerhead” (Nexus 5) and “shamu” (Nexus 6).